{"id":24843,"date":"2024-03-16T03:56:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T03:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-the-mysql-dateformat-function\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T04:43:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:43:44","slug":"what-is-the-usage-of-the-mysql-dateformat-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-the-mysql-dateformat-function\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the usage of the MySQL dateformat function?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The DATE_FORMAT function in MySQL is used to format date and time values in a specific format.
\nSyntax:
\nDATE_FORMAT(date, format)<\/p>\n

Description of Parameters:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Date: The date or time value to be formatted.<\/li>\n
  2. format: the format of a specified date or time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The commonly used formatting options are as follows:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. %Y: The year in four digits (e.g. 2021).<\/li>\n
    2. %y: Year represented by 2 digits (e.g. 21).<\/li>\n
    3. %m: Month (01-12).<\/li>\n
    4. %d: Date (01-31).<\/li>\n
    5. %H: Hour in 24-hour clock format (00-23).<\/li>\n
    6. %H: The hour in 12-hour clock format (01-12).<\/li>\n
    7. Minutes (00-59).<\/li>\n
    8. %s: Seconds (00-59).<\/li>\n
    9. %p: AM or PM.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      I will meet you at the caf\u00e9 at 3 o’clock. <\/p>\n

      I’ll see you at the caf\u00e9 at 3.<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Format the date to the year-month-day format:
        \nSELECT DATE_FORMAT(‘2022-01-01’, ‘%Y-%m-%d’);
        \nResult: 2022-01-01<\/li>\n
      2. Format the date in the form of month\/day\/year:
        \nSELECT DATE_FORMAT(‘2022-01-01’, ‘%m\/%d\/%Y’);
        \nResult: 01\/01\/2022<\/li>\n
      3. Format the time into hours:minutes:seconds form in a 12-hour clock:
        \nSELECT DATE_FORMAT(‘2022-01-01 14:30:45’, ‘%h:%i:%s %p’);
        \nResult: 02:30:45 PM<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Please be advised:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. The DATE_FORMAT function returns a string, not a date or time type.<\/li>\n
        2. The DATE_FORMAT function can also be used for column names in queries, for example:
          \nSELECT DATE_FORMAT(column_name, format) FROM table_name;
          \nThis will format the specified column in the query result.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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